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The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 31st in Brazil, 1149th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 125 research topics. The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 29,771 academic publications and 315,880 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1149 of 14,131 In the World
#51 of 1,756 In Latin America
#31 of 198 In Brazil
#310 of 2,491 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#332 of 6,689 For Philosophy
#417 of 2,473 For Gerontology
#2841 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1557 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 122 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 33rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Brazil and 594th in the World with 17,089 publications made and 128,035 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#33 of 128 In Brazil
#48 of 442 In Latin America
#594 of 7,081 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 1 6
1993 2 16
1994 9 19
1995 11 6
1996 7 6
1997 10 19
1998 26 18
1999 30 23
2000 33 51
2001 49 78
2002 45 78
2003 56 115
2004 55 155
2005 76 177
2006 124 321
2007 166 334
2008 226 452
2009 277 602
2010 358 858
2011 474 1162
2012 567 2295
2013 649 3513
2014 731 3917
2015 906 5566
2016 1005 6627
2017 1094 6630
2018 1268 7837
2019 1447 9257
2020 1731 11514
2021 1752 15952
2022 1438 14770
2023 1459 16310
2024 902 12138

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 30 43 332
Sports / Exercise science 26 27 441
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 15 20 781
Sociology 33 46 850
Political Science 34 52 863
Social Work 16 21 878
Human Rights Law 43 74 951
Art History 27 39 1014
Demography 34 54 1045
Gender Studies 31 47 1054
Urban and Regional planning 25 45 1201
Public Policy / Administration 41 67 1291
Aesthetics 29 48 1303
Anthropology 38 59 1347
Media Studies 24 46 1350
History 35 58 1409
Criminology and Criminal Justice 39 74 1418
Archaeology 34 55 1440
Education Majors 37 62 1504
Law 33 56 1537
Library and Information science 33 58 1606
Linguistics 31 52 1632
Journalism and Digital Media 36 60 1635
Classics and Ancient History 39 77 2085
Communications and Public Relations 46 84 2358

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 38th for Biology in Brazil and 1420th in the World with 11,151 publications made and 195,009 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#38 of 128 In Brazil
#61 of 433 In Latin America
#1420 of 6,833 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 1 16
1993 3 25
1994 4 21
1995 7 12
1996 9 19
1997 13 29
1998 18 35
1999 34 65
2000 37 83
2001 54 96
2002 47 160
2003 49 188
2004 66 320
2005 75 392
2006 125 581
2007 144 669
2008 159 1011
2009 214 1320
2010 253 1707
2011 338 2216
2012 457 3453
2013 456 4260
2014 520 5297
2015 642 6720
2016 624 8203
2017 670 8144
2018 725 9582
2019 778 11356
2020 970 14882
2021 1017 19003
2022 888 18978
2023 929 20127
2024 751 18356

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Zoology 36 57 611
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 20 39 744
Entomology 33 62 786
Forestry 55 89 805
Animal Science 56 85 823
Toxicology 37 60 854
Microbiology 29 50 926
Nutrition and Food Science 42 71 987
Virology 38 65 1011
Molecular Biology 37 60 1073
Immunology 30 51 1073
Pharmacology 28 41 1084
Botany 49 84 1182
Paleontology 39 66 1296
Horticulture 67 129 1297
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 53 100 1315
Neuroscience 34 59 1430
Genetics 32 62 1447
Biotechnology 42 77 1452
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 33 62 1508
Biochemistry 32 61 1545
Oncology and Cancer research 32 61 1552
Agricultural Science 62 114 1555
Evolutionary Biology 35 68 1581
Biophysics 30 77 1765
Nanotechnology 29 59 1822

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 31st for Medicine in Brazil and 1038th in the World with 10,215 publications made and 165,343 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#31 of 128 In Brazil
#44 of 430 In Latin America
#1038 of 6,775 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 0 16
1993 3 27
1994 6 21
1995 7 8
1996 6 16
1997 9 25
1998 13 27
1999 34 53
2000 32 56
2001 30 56
2002 30 103
2003 38 131
2004 43 190
2005 49 205
2006 95 306
2007 99 367
2008 169 594
2009 170 832
2010 244 1060
2011 276 1406
2012 408 2442
2013 422 3116
2014 456 3674
2015 523 4821
2016 531 6082
2017 603 6038
2018 656 7220
2019 696 8749
2020 888 12056
2021 991 15586
2022 922 16270
2023 895 17586
2024 789 15498

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 25 29 310
Gerontology 27 29 417
Sports / Exercise science 26 27 441
Orthodontics 29 32 585
Dentistry 32 37 585
Physical Therapy 20 22 694
Nursing 29 34 734
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 20 39 744
Dermatology 31 45 766
Sports Medicine 28 30 778
Veterinary 40 64 808
Critical Care Nursing 25 38 843
Toxicology 37 60 854
Plastic Surgery 32 54 864
Occupational Therapy 30 33 878
Social Work 16 21 878
Clinical Psychology 21 26 881
Health Science 28 34 883
Family medicine 33 43 892
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 21 37 897
Cosmetology 23 32 918
Urology 29 46 921
Surgery 26 36 948
Epidemiology 42 64 954
Healthcare Management (MHA) 30 39 969
Respiratory Therapy 33 55 973
Neurosurgery 31 51 975
Pediatrics 45 63 976
Virology 38 65 1011
Ophthalmology 20 34 1012
Anatomy and Physiology 29 42 1025
Cardiology 27 42 1049
Pathology 31 49 1055
Immunology 30 51 1073
Pharmacology 28 41 1084
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 28 42 1088
Psychiatry 25 38 1088
Anesthesiology 37 58 1140
Public Health 35 56 1144
Radiation Therapy 25 38 1167
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 31 47 1214
Pharmacy 20 45 1336
Audiology 38 61 1419
Biomedical Engineering 36 65 1550
Oncology and Cancer research 32 61 1552

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 40th for Environmental Science in Brazil and 1369th in the World with 8,843 publications made and 159,052 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#40 of 128 In Brazil
#68 of 431 In Latin America
#1369 of 6,876 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1 4
1993 1 5
1994 4 5
1995 6 2
1996 4 5
1997 10 7
1998 12 16
1999 13 20
2000 17 42
2001 23 52
2002 28 80
2003 43 132
2004 59 173
2005 49 235
2006 102 343
2007 100 348
2008 119 595
2009 159 781
2010 175 986
2011 253 1404
2012 353 2773
2013 373 4196
2014 409 4682
2015 536 6766
2016 539 8261
2017 560 7977
2018 639 9114
2019 632 10552
2020 780 12545
2021 825 15978
2022 727 14689
2023 774 16322
2024 476 13550

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 55 89 805
Geography and Cartography 40 70 1171
Urban and Regional planning 25 45 1201
Paleontology 39 66 1296
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 53 100 1315
Ecology 44 73 1385
Geology 39 66 1391
Environmental Chemistry 34 61 1396
Agricultural Science 62 114 1555
Oceanography 38 81 1612
Geotechnical Engineering 38 69 1739
Environmental Engineering 48 87 1802
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 38 88 1943
Earth science and Geophysics 45 102 1956
Environmental Management 49 94 2021
Petrology and Geochemistry 50 117 2190

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 31st for Physics in Brazil and 1429th in the World with 7,968 publications made and 172,340 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#31 of 127 In Brazil
#53 of 418 In Latin America
#1429 of 6,713 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1 2
1993 1 2
1994 2 5
1995 7 4
1996 8 14
1997 21 20
1998 27 31
1999 34 68
2000 35 96
2001 49 155
2002 44 195
2003 43 264
2004 62 385
2005 60 487
2006 102 745
2007 98 750
2008 116 940
2009 130 1131
2010 188 1342
2011 206 1689
2012 335 3543
2013 366 5938
2014 390 6646
2015 465 9471
2016 453 11750
2017 501 11067
2018 601 11698
2019 607 13501
2020 618 14487
2021 670 18724
2022 567 15194
2023 667 16936
2024 456 14791

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 11 20 432
Astrophysics and Astronomy 20 33 982
Atomic and Molecular physics 24 48 1197
Condensed Matter Physics 27 49 1302
Quantum and Particle physics 25 42 1307
Optical Engineering 29 51 1471
Nuclear Physics 31 66 1506
Acoustical Engineering 30 53 1631
Biophysics 30 77 1765
Nanotechnology 29 59 1822
Materials Science 38 73 1866

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 35th for Engineering in Brazil and 1669th in the World with 7,868 publications made and 153,297 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#35 of 127 In Brazil
#62 of 424 In Latin America
#1669 of 6,782 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1 2
1993 1 3
1994 1 5
1995 7 4
1996 3 11
1997 15 17
1998 11 26
1999 26 43
2000 25 48
2001 40 101
2002 39 127
2003 40 207
2004 41 296
2005 50 382
2006 89 570
2007 90 560
2008 112 781
2009 117 982
2010 172 1165
2011 197 1478
2012 304 2859
2013 354 4422
2014 366 5089
2015 442 7255
2016 443 8824
2017 518 8745
2018 611 9456
2019 614 11154
2020 638 12723
2021 703 16294
2022 626 14539
2023 683 16065
2024 446 13532

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Engineering.

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 36th for Chemistry in Brazil and 1648th in the World with 7,861 publications made and 158,622 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#36 of 128 In Brazil
#63 of 418 In Latin America
#1648 of 6,545 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1 9
1993 2 13
1994 4 15
1995 7 6
1996 7 18
1997 14 21
1998 15 30
1999 33 44
2000 30 67
2001 47 107
2002 44 150
2003 46 227
2004 59 303
2005 53 401
2006 110 611
2007 107 630
2008 134 907
2009 152 1167
2010 186 1413
2011 251 1947
2012 350 3176
2013 334 4393
2014 370 5140
2015 466 6891
2016 459 8244
2017 485 8476
2018 547 9336
2019 574 11036
2020 623 13062
2021 652 17159
2022 582 15606
2023 615 16495
2024 463 14243

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 13 27 805
Nutrition and Food Science 42 71 987
Pharmacy 20 45 1336
Environmental Chemistry 34 61 1396
Biochemistry 32 61 1545
Organic Chemistry 35 69 1687
Radiochemistry 50 85 1691
Inorganic Chemistry 37 78 1772
Physical chemistry 37 75 1785
Nanotechnology 29 59 1822
Materials Science 38 73 1866
Chemical Engineering 40 82 1957
Petrology and Geochemistry 50 117 2190

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 33rd for Computer Science in Brazil and 1622nd in the World with 6,387 publications made and 101,577 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#33 of 125 In Brazil
#50 of 425 In Latin America
#1622 of 6,845 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 3
1994 1 8
1995 6 3
1996 1 4
1997 5 6
1998 9 11
1999 11 23
2000 16 30
2001 30 53
2002 18 75
2003 18 99
2004 38 166
2005 28 196
2006 50 268
2007 64 279
2008 78 444
2009 95 562
2010 126 731
2011 153 862
2012 218 1535
2013 276 2021
2014 295 2475
2015 365 3518
2016 346 4304
2017 407 4441
2018 453 5189
2019 510 6410
2020 564 8023
2021 639 10586
2022 545 10015
2023 593 11631
2024 404 9689

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Software Engineering 40 60 1326
Data Science 32 48 1418
Neuroscience 34 59 1430
Machine Learning 31 43 1438
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 27 44 1456
Computer Graphics 32 55 1469
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 33 62 1508
Telecommunications 26 44 1529
Computer Engineering 30 56 1586
Library and Information science 33 58 1606
Computer Vision 31 55 1632
Multimedia 35 55 1632
Computer Networking 30 48 1635
Cognitive Science 30 48 1654
Computational Linguistics 32 53 1747
Blockchain and Cryptography 36 59 1756
Cyber Security 37 58 1853
Human-Computer Interaction 43 125 1946
Management Information Systems 50 84 1958

Psychology rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 31st for Psychology in Brazil and 1347th in the World with 4,103 publications made and 47,218 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#31 of 126 In Brazil
#45 of 416 In Latin America
#1347 of 6,645 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 6
1994 1 4
1995 4 1
1996 0 1
1997 3 2
1998 7 6
1999 9 7
2000 6 19
2001 17 20
2002 3 30
2003 8 34
2004 15 60
2005 16 67
2006 28 87
2007 40 80
2008 69 160
2009 74 237
2010 85 290
2011 113 446
2012 129 643
2013 172 816
2014 188 1078
2015 222 1433
2016 191 1612
2017 259 1920
2018 267 2422
2019 303 3190
2020 338 4448
2021 408 6157
2022 394 6676
2023 402 7404
2024 303 6380

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 30 33 878
Social Work 16 21 878
Clinical Psychology 21 26 881
Sexology 41 55 991
Psychiatry 25 38 1088
Neuroscience 34 59 1430
Child Psychology 35 54 1441
Education Majors 37 62 1504
Social Psychology 31 53 1603
Cognitive Science 30 48 1654

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 31st for Mathematics in Brazil and 1428th in the World with 3,796 publications made and 62,843 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#31 of 125 In Brazil
#45 of 399 In Latin America
#1428 of 6,418 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 2
1994 0 5
1995 4 2
1996 2 2
1997 4 4
1998 9 5
1999 5 11
2000 9 20
2001 16 32
2002 10 61
2003 13 66
2004 10 72
2005 15 111
2006 29 167
2007 39 163
2008 48 220
2009 45 304
2010 72 423
2011 85 503
2012 129 1022
2013 161 1600
2014 197 1984
2015 211 2837
2016 197 3181
2017 233 3325
2018 270 3483
2019 284 4323
2020 358 5234
2021 372 7130
2022 355 6543
2023 370 6925
2024 226 4759

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 17 32 1116
Statistics 31 44 1362
Operations Research 24 41 1365
Blockchain and Cryptography 36 59 1756
Math Teachers 36 64 1867
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 32 68 1904

Art & Design rankings

The Federal University of Juiz de Fora ranked 32nd for Art & Design in Brazil and 1248th in the World with 1,635 publications made and 9,466 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Computer Graphics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#32 of 123 In Brazil
#48 of 365 In Latin America
#1248 of 5,966 In the World

Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 1 1
1995 1 0
1996 2 0
1997 4 4
1998 8 4
1999 4 2
2000 6 7
2001 7 23
2002 6 6
2003 6 22
2004 9 39
2005 3 27
2006 15 57
2007 13 43
2008 21 63
2009 33 83
2010 60 185
2011 58 168
2012 53 242
2013 82 277
2014 65 362
2015 86 388
2016 104 569
2017 85 576
2018 112 712
2019 142 912
2020 139 1072
2021 154 1601
2022 135 1475
2023 143 1583
2024 74 1487

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Juiz de Fora in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Brazil ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Cinematography 20 21 201
Entertainment Industry Business 26 29 532
Painting and Drawing 13 22 714
Sculpture 13 22 714
Illustration and Concept Art 13 22 736
Singing and Vocal Performance 38 46 901
Photography 28 41 930
Art History 27 39 1014
Architecture 28 41 1025
Literature 28 40 1037
Fashion Design 30 43 1070
Creative Writing 28 44 1074
Aesthetics 29 48 1303
Computer Graphics 32 55 1469
Multimedia 35 55 1632

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Speciality Brazil Latin America World Rank
International Economics 19 42 1372
Hospitality and Hotel Management 29 56 1408
Environmental Economics 27 48 1461
International Trade 25 49 1491
Development Studies 34 58 1569
International Business 29 58 1577
Management 30 48 1597
Business 36 58 1761
Economics 35 67 1842
Project Management 52 101 1976
Accounting 36 67 2120
Advertising 39 62 2127
Marketing 48 82 2211
Finance 40 83 2267